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誰 means 'who'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 414   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-10    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 23    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 29 words   Used in 31 words   Used in 3 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Kun
   だれ who
On    スイ
Kun    たれ   た
⿰   say; word   little bird  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 誰 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 誰 is used 30 times, read 4 ways.
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スイ : 1 word FIND ALL
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challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
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だれ : 27 words FIND ALL
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who
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た : 1 word FIND ALL
for whom  (archaic)
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たれ : 1 word FIND ALL
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pronoun
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
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An additional 1 less common words include 誰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 2062  Key to Kanji: 711 

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だれ who   
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little bird
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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